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Fireworks from the center of the Earth - Stromboli, Italy

Everest Base Camp Trek: Part 2

Posted by Laura – December 10, 2013 – Nepal, Video

After the exciting flight from Kathmandu to Lukla, we were finally ready to begin the Everest Base Camp (EBC) trek. Within an hour of touchdown, we had retrieved our packs, met our porter and set out...

Trek to Mount Everest: Part 1 - The Flight

Posted by Laura – November 30, 2013 – Nepal

As we sat sipping our iced coffees at a little cafe in Pokhara celebrating the completion of our trek, we contemplated if we could really leave Nepal without seeing Mount Everest....

Trekking in Nepal: The Annapurna Circuit

Posted by Laura – November 15, 2013 – Nepal

Trekking in Nepal has been a personal dream since I first started to admire pictures of 'big' mountains as a teenager. I always imagined it as a remote, difficult to access place where only 'real explorers' traveled...

Stretching It a Bit

Posted by Kenny – October 30, 2013 – Indonesia

It was day 302 on the road when we arrived in Singapore from Sydney. To make a long story short, we were headed into what is affectionally referred to as "travel burnout". We knew we needed a change to rejuvenate our traveling spirits, but what exactly?...

A Change of Pace - Base Camp Bali

Posted by Laura – September 20, 2013 – Indonesia

After nine months on the road, odd as it may sound, Kenny and I really had begun to crave a little more stability in our day to day living. Following New Zealand and Australia, our entry into Asia through Singapore and peninsular Malaysia felt like one hot, sweaty, blurred mess...

Diving Komodo: Just Keep Breathing

Posted by Laura – August 24, 2013 – Indonesia, Video

Since beginning our trip in October of 2012, Kenny and I have talked about learning to scuba dive as one of our 'bucket list' experiences. Following the trip to Komodo, the intent was to...

Komodo National Park - The Land of the Dragon

Posted by Laura – August 13, 2013 – Indonesia

Traveling to Komodo Island is something which has conjured images of Indiana Jones style exploring for quite a long time. It just seems like the sort of place people shouldn't go. Somewhere wild, unexplored and dangerous. It is after all called the Land of the Dragon. With such a perceived reputation, there couldn't be a better endorsement for us to visit...